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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - From A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Walter William Skeat;A. L. Mayhew
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Lat. _exfortiare_, from Lat. _fortis_, strong. (~A-~ 9.)

~A-fore~, _adv. prep_., before, PP, WW; ~affore~, PP; ~afor~, PP;
~affor~, PP; ~aforn~, NED.--AS. _on-foran_. (~A-~ 2.)

~A-forthen~, _v_. to further, promote, to achieve, to manage to do, to
manage to give, to afford; P, NED, SkD, HD; ~a-*forde~,
NED.--AS. _ge+forðian_. (~A-~ 6.)

~A-fote~, _adv_. on foot, PP; ~afoote~, S3, W; ~auote~, S2. (~A-~ 2.)

~Afrayen~, _v_. to disturb from peace and quiet, to frighten, NED;
~affraye~, C2 (E. 455); ~afreyd~, _pp_. alarmed, afraid, NED;
~affrayed~, W, S2, C, C3; ~affrayd~, S3; ~affrayt~, S3; ~frayd~, S3,
~fraid~, S3.--AF. _afrayer, effrayer_, OF. _esfreer_:
Prov. _esfredar_; Low Lat. _ex-fridare_, from _fridum_;
cp. OS. _friðu_, peace. (~A-~ 9.) See ~Affrayen~.

~A-fright~, _pp_. terrified, C; ~afri3*t~, NED, HD; ~afry3*te~,
HD.--AS. _á-fyrht, á-fyrhted_. (~A-~I.)

~After~, _prep_, and _adv_. after, according to, S, HD,S2, C3;
~efter~, S, S2; ~eftir~, S3; ~eafter~,MD; ~aftir~, S2.--_Æf-ter_ is a
comp. form, see SkD.

~After-clap~, _sb_. an evil consequence or result, HD;
~after-clappys~, _pl_., MD.

~After-del~, _sb_. disadvantage, MD; ~after-dele~, HD.

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